Category: Dean’s Office
MITS faculty garner 1st place for SDMS presentation
Faculty from the Department of Medical Imaging and Therapeutic Sciences (MITS), Kim Michael, Tanya Custer, and Kate Wampler, have been selected as the first place winners in the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) Scientific Presentation Competition, for their work, “Eye Movement Tracking in Sonography Education: Comparing the Gaze Patterns of the Novice to the […]
Aug 18, 2016
Dorrs run for cancer awareness
On Sunday, August 14, 2016, physician assistant clinical education associate, Melissa Dorr, and her son, Anthony, participated in the “Boxer 500” with the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center Team. Anthony completed the Kids Dash and Melissa completed the 5K. The event is a fundraiser for the Great Plains Colon Cancer Task Force, to raise […]
Aug 17, 2016
Welcome new faculty: Megan Frazee
Megan Frazee, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, FAAOMPT, is the newest faculty member in the division of physical therapy education. She was raised on a dairy farm on the Kansas-Nebraska border in Southern Pawnee county. She is a 2009 graduate of UNMC’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program and recently completed a fellowship in Orthopedic Manual Physical […]
Aug 8, 2016
James Temme named a Life Member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists
From UNMC Today – August 5, 2016 James Temme, associate director and Charles R. O’Malley Chair of Radiation Science Technology Education, in the College of Allied Health Professions, was recently named a Life Member of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists at the group’s annual meeting in Las Vegas. Temme is only the 30th ASRT […]
Aug 5, 2016
Radiography student, Kaylee Samway, receives scholarship
Kaylee Samway, Radiography (soon to be senior), earned the Jim and Marcia Elder Family Endowed Radiology Scholarship* from CHI Health Good Samaritan. She was honored at a luncheon banquet with the other scholarship recipients. Kaylee is working on her bachelors degree in radiography at the UNMC College of Allied Health Professions in Kearney. She moved […]
Jul 28, 2016
Welcome new faculty: Krystal Davis
Krystal Davis, MLS(ASCP)CM, recently joined the Medical Laboratory Science program faculty. Here’s more about Krystal in her own words: “Though I was born and raised in Oklahoma, I had family that lived in Omaha and frequently visited here throughout my life. My husband and I were happy to seize the opportunity to move here when […]
Jul 22, 2016
Welcome new faculty: Anne Wildermuth
Anne Wildermuth, MMS, PA-C, RD, joins the Division of Physician Assistant Education as an assistant professor. She comes from Verde Valley Medical Center in Cottonwood, Arizona, where she was a physician assistant in the Department of Emergency Medicine; she was involved in clinical education of medical students and residents during their emergency medicine rotations. Since […]
Jul 19, 2016
PT2 receives NASA fellowship
Trent Werner, a second-year UNMC physical therapy student and the 2018 PT class president, has been named a NASA Fellowship recipient. He is conducting research under the supervision of Chun-Kai Huang, PhD, investigating the effects of visual-spatial discordance on fine motor control in order to hopefully develop a visuomotor training paradigm for NASA astronauts. Trent […]
Jul 18, 2016
Kim Michael elected to SDMS board
Kim Michael, MA, RT, (R), RDMS, RVT was elected as a Director At-Large for the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography Board. She will be sworn in at an awards dinner at the 2016 SDMS Annual Conference and will begin serving in October.
Jul 15, 2016
Welcome new staff: Kevin Howard
Kevin Howard, MA, recently joined the College of Allied Health Professions Academic and Student Affairs’ team as a Recruitment and Marketing Specialist. Prior to the University of Nebraska Medical Center, he worked at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Kevin brings with him nearly six years of experience working directly with prospective and current college […]
Jul 5, 2016
